EDC 484 Agenda: Class 01: How Do I Communicate My Goals, Plans, and Policies?

Please Bring Laptops To Class!

Learning Goals

• Summarize what we currently view as our strengths and challenges for teaching.
• Critically examine the course to identify possible areas that are being neglected.
• Create a website to communicate with students, parents, (and employers) outside of class.
• Use an Agenda/HW Grid to begin/continue planning for next week's teaching.

Due by end of tonight's Class

• KA: Summary of our Strengths and Challenges.
• Your Class wikispace.
• Personal Introduction
• Agenda Planning Grid for 2/5

Activities

• Strengths and Challenges Summary
  • Resource: Summary of your responses
• Overview/Analysis of Course
  • Resource: EDC 484 Syllabus
• What are some things that you might want to communicate about your course?
• Creating a Class Wikispace
• Back to the Future: Creating an Agenda/HW Grid
  • Resource: Online agenda to copy to your wikispace as template
  • Resource: Weekly Agenda in Word:
    

    WeeklyAgendaMaster.doc
    

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• Overview of Science Fair - Science Fair Signup
• Informal sharing: What have you learned so far?

Due Friday (Midnight)

• RJ2 - Describe how you would like to assess and grade students. Include a rationale for both. (2P) (U)
• Determine how your CT records grades; Find out their preferences for your gradebook. Bring a copy of your gradebook to class next week.
• Acquire one school improvement document for your school. Bring this to seminar next week.
• Post your attendance and classroom policies on your wikispace! (Y).

Resources Mentioned In Tonight's Class

• Wired Science Videos (Use search criteria to get list of "What's Inside" segments).
• Jeopardy Powerpoint Template Thanks Kerly!
• http://www.teachersdomain.org - Multimedia resource site for teachers.

Reminders

• If you haven't already, please give your CTs the survey you received last week.